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EP3005637B1
EP3005637B1 EP14725991.5A EP14725991A EP3005637B1 EP 3005637 B1 EP3005637 B1 EP 3005637B1 EP 14725991 A EP14725991 A EP 14725991A EP 3005637 B1 EP3005637 B1 EP 3005637B1
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  • the disclosure relates to methods and devices for processing a data frame comprising at least one data symbol, in particular at least one OFDM data symbol.
  • the guard interval (GI) length is fixed and defined such that it covers the longest multipath delay encountered in a worst-case scenario, that is, large cell size, long range and reflection at distant objects.
  • DVD-T Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • different GI lengths are defined, e.g., the three GI lengths associated with LTE formats that are: normal cyclic prefix (CP) according to 4.69 ⁇ s for the majority of macro cells, extended CP according to 16.67 ⁇ s for large cells and small single-frequency networks, and another extended CP according to 33.33 ⁇ s for large SFN.
  • CP normal cyclic prefix
  • CP normal cyclic prefix
  • extended CP according to 16.67 ⁇ s for large cells and small single-frequency networks
  • another extended CP according to 33.33 ⁇ s for large SFN.
  • GI Guard interval
  • the GI length is usually chosen conservatively to cover the worst-case channel dispersion expected. Under typical, more benevolent channel conditions, this entails a substantial loss of transmission capacity and throughput, a disadvantage which also translates into multi-user environments, i.e., the GI length cannot be tailored to individual users.
  • GI length Another issue with conventional CP-OFDM is the interdependence between the GI length and the frame format in which OFDM symbols are embedded.
  • a change in GI length necessarily entails a change in the frame structure, i.e., the number of OFDM symbols in a frame. For instance, if it were possible to switch between the three LTE CP lengths during operation, the frame format would have to change also.
  • GI flexibility is severely limited in single-user scenarios and impossible to achieve in multi-user environments.
  • Document EP1881628 A1 discloses a flexible CP-OFDM frame format with a fixed frame length and variable guard interval lengths, variable numbers of OFDM symbols within a frame.
  • Document EP1531593 A2 discloses another frame structure with a fixed frame length and variable guard interval lengths within a frame. However, the guard interval length can be adapted from an OFDM symbol to another OFDM symbol within a frame.
  • the devices and methods as described herein can be utilized as part of and for radio transmission systems, namely for systems operating in the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) mode.
  • the devices disclosed may be embodied in baseband segments of devices used for the transmission or reception of OFDM radio signals, in particular base stations, relay stations, mobile phones, hand-held devices or other kinds of mobile radio receivers.
  • the described devices may be employed to perform methods as disclosed herein, although those methods may be performed in any other way as well.
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • DVD-T/H digital video broadcasting
  • DSL digital subscriber line
  • the methods and devices as described herein may be utilized with any sort of antenna configurations employed within the multiple carrier radio transmission system as described herein.
  • the concepts presented herein are applicable to radio systems employing an arbitrary number of transmit and/or receive antennas, that is Single Input Single Output (SISO) systems, Single Input Multiple Output (SIMO) systems, Multiple Input Single Output (MISO) systems and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) systems.
  • SISO Single Input Single Output
  • SIMO Single Input Multiple Output
  • MISO Multiple Input Single Output
  • MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output
  • the data frame 100 has a predetermined frame size M and includes a plurality of data symbols 102 configured to form a plurality of sub-carriers in the frequency domain.
  • Each data symbol 102 includes a user data portion (OFDM) 104 and a guard interval portion (GI) 106 which may include a guard word (GW).
  • OFDM user data portion
  • GI guard interval portion
  • GW guard word
  • At least one of the following parameters is variable during the processing of the data frame 100: a size L of the guard interval portion 106, a size N-L of the user data portion 104, a size N of the data symbol 102, a number of data symbols 102 the data frame 100 comprises, and a content of the guard interval portion 106.
  • the data symbol 102 is encoded according to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technique.
  • the guard interval portion 106 includes a guard word.
  • the guard word is a predetermined guard word.
  • the size of the data symbol 102 is variable with respect to a power of two of a basic data symbol size, for example of a byte or a word.
  • the size L of the guard interval portion 106 is based on at least one of the following parameters: a channel delay spread, a modulation and coding set, a MIMO layer and antenna configuration, and a link direction, e.g., upstream or downstream.
  • the size N of the data symbol 102 and the number of data symbols 102 the data frame includes are predetermined and at least one of the size L and content of the guard interval portion 106 of the data symbol 102 are selectable on a user specific basis.
  • the symbol format of the data frame 100 depicted in Fig. 1 is also called variable-guard OFDM symbol format (VG-OFDM) and the symbol 102 is denoted as OFDM symbol.
  • VG-OFDM variable-guard OFDM symbol format
  • the data frame 100 can have any number of OFDM symbols 102, for example a number of eight OFDM symbols or any other power of two, a number of 3, 6, 7 or any other number.
  • the guard interval is included in the (I)DFT OFDM (de)modulation window whose length is equal to the OFDM symbol length N.
  • the OFDM symbol 102 so defined comprises a "useful" part of length N-L denoted here as the user data portion 104 and a guard interval of length L denoted here as the guard interval portion 106 filled with a guard word (GW).
  • Fig. 1 shows the guard interval portion 106 at the end of the OFDM symbol 102, but it may also be located at the start or at both ends of the OFDM symbol 102.
  • the VG-OFDM format features variable GI length L within a framework of fixed-length OFDM symbols 102 embedded in a fixed or predetermined frame 100 structure.
  • VG-OFDM is used for supporting the unique word (UW)-OFDM format as both are designed to include the GI 106 in the OFDM symbol 102.
  • UW unique word
  • VG-OFDM supports the UW-OFDM features of a unique, i.e. fixed word filling the GI 106 for the purpose of realizing some Reed-Solomon (RS) coding gain and aiding synchronization and channel estimation.
  • RS Reed-Solomon
  • VG-OFDM additionally features a guard interval 106 of variable length and likewise variable content, that is, the guard word.
  • VG-OFDM is a versatile format characterized by the new flexibility of being adaptive to time-variant and/or user-specific channel and transmission characteristics.
  • variable guard interval 106 can be adapted to the channel and transmission conditions on the link that are for example channel delay spread and other link parameters. If the channel delay spread T is shorter than the GI 106 currently used ( T ⁇ L ), the GI length L is reduced and a shorter GW is selected. This avoids unnecessary loss of transmission power and data rate, thus increasing transmission efficiency and throughput. If the channel delay spread T exceeds the guard interval 106 currently used ( T > L ), the GI length L is increased and a longer GW is selected. This avoids inter-symbol interference, thus maintaining transmission quality.
  • the GI 106 can further be tuned to parameters such as the MCS (modulation/coding set), the MIMO layers/antennas, or the link direction (uplink/downlink).
  • the frame format i.e., the number of OFDM symbols per frame, is independent of the GI adaptation.
  • the frame format can remain fixed, hence, it is simpler to define, standardize, and implement.
  • a suitably defined fixed frame format can accommodate OFDM symbols 102 of different lengths N which is a feature that further extends the range of GI lengths.
  • the novel signal format VG-OFDM is thus characterized by variable, possibly user-specific guard intervals which are (largely) decoupled from the OFDM symbol length and frame format.
  • a corresponding transmission system is used for transmitting the frames 100.
  • the data frame 300 has a predetermined frame size M and includes a plurality of data symbols 302 configured to form a plurality of sub-carriers in the frequency domain.
  • an exemplary number of eight data symbols 302 is depicted for the first 310, second 312, third 314 and fourth 316 exemplary data frames
  • an exemplary number of four data symbols 330 is depicted for the fifth exemplary data frame 318
  • an exemplary number of two data symbols 332 is depicted for the sixth exemplary data frame 320
  • an exemplary number of one data symbol 334 is depicted for the seventh exemplary data frame 322.
  • the data frame 300 can have any other number of data symbols 302, 330, 332, 334, for example any other power of two, a number of 3, 6, 7 or any other number.
  • Each data symbol 302, 330, 332, 334 includes a user data portion 304 and a guard interval portion 306 including a guard word (GW).
  • GW guard word
  • At least one of the following parameters is variable during the processing of the data frame 300: a size L of the guard interval portion 306, a size N-L of the user data portion 304, a size N of the data symbol 302, a number of data symbols 302 the data frame 300 comprises, and a content of the guard interval portion 306.
  • the data frame 300 may be structured according to the examples described above with respect to Figure 1 .
  • the symbol format of the data frame 300 depicted in Fig. 2 is also called variable-guard OFDM symbol format (VG-OFDM) and the symbol 302 is denoted as OFDM symbol.
  • VG-OFDM variable-guard OFDM symbol format
  • the first to the third exemplary data frame formats 310, 312, 314 are LTE-like formats with normal / long / short guard intervals 306 which can be changed at frame boundaries.
  • the term "frame" denotes here the shortest repetitive physical structure, in LTE notation, a frame may refer to a slot or a sub-frame.
  • the fourth exemplary data frame format 316 features GI lengths which are varying within a frame, e.g., providing for additional guard time at frame boundaries.
  • the novel frame structure as depicted in Fig. 2 thus includes the concept of frames where both guard intervals and OFDM symbols have variable length ( L, N ).
  • variable GI content can likewise be useful for various purposes.
  • coding the GW sequence (Walsh-Hadamard, Zadoff-Chu, etc.) in a frame can aid frame synchronization and signal separation, long GW enable initial channel estimation at the start of a frame, and null GW let die out transients at the end of a frame.
  • the novel frame structure as depicted in Fig. 2 thus includes the concept of guard words which are variable, including the special case that no GW is inserted (null GW, GI left empty).
  • FIG. 3 a schematic block diagram of an OFDM transmission system 400, 410, e.g. a MIMO-OFDM system, is shown.
  • the transmitter (Tx) 400 forms OFDM symbols, each comprising N parallel sub-carriers in the frequency domain (FD), and transforms these into time domain (TD) by the N-IDFT (OFDM modulator) 403.
  • the receiver (Rx) 410 the TD-signal is transformed back into the frequency domain (FD) by the N-DFT (OFDM demodulator) 413.
  • x k denote the transmitted FD QAM/PSK modulation symbols
  • H k the channel transfer function
  • n k the additive noise plus interference
  • OFDM therefore features a guard interval (GI) inserted between consecutive OFDM symbols in order to let ISI transients die out before a new symbol begins.
  • this guard interval is filled with a cyclic prefix (CP) of length L taken from the end of the useful OFDM symbol following the GI.
  • CP cyclic prefix
  • OFDM symbols are formed, each comprising N parallel sub-carriers in the frequency domain (FD).
  • the OFDM symbols are fed into a parallel/serial (P/S) converter 401 and thereafter they are transformed into the time domain (TD) by an inverse (discrete) Fourier transformation (N-IDFT) in an inverse (discrete) Fourier transformer 403 (also called OFDM modulator).
  • N-IDFT inverse (discrete) Fourier transformation
  • N-IDFT inverse (discrete) Fourier transformer 403
  • GI guard interval
  • a guard interval is cleared, e.g. set to zero, in the time domain data signal.
  • GW guard word
  • a guard word is added to the time domain data signal as illustrated in Fig. 4a and finally the OFDM symbol 500 is transmitted by a transmission antenna 409.
  • the received OFDM symbol is subject to ISI (inter-symbol interference) caused by dispersive channels.
  • ISI inter-symbol interference
  • the influences due to ISI are depicted in Fig. 4b by the falling slopes between the OFDM symbols and the guard words.
  • the OFDM symbol is received by a reception antenna 419 and thereafter, the OFDM symbol is fed into a serial/parallel (S/P) converter 411 which supplies the converted signal to a (discrete) Fourier transformer 413 (also called OFDM demodulator) in which the time domain signal is transformed back into the frequency domain by (discrete) Fourier transformation (N-DFT).
  • S/P serial/parallel
  • N-DFT discrete Fourier transformation
  • a guard word extraction unit 417 the guard word is extracted from the OFDM symbol 510 and in a guard word canceling unit 415, the guard word is canceled from the OFDM symbol 510 as illustrated by the crossings depicted in Fig. 4b .
  • the output of the guard word canceling unit 415 is delivered to an equalization unit 421 and to a channel estimation unit 423.
  • the channel estimation unit 423 supplies the results of the channel estimation to the equalization unit 421 which then provides OFDM symbols at an output thereof.
  • the OFDM symbols input into the P/S converter 411 or output by the equalization unit 421 can be modulated according to quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) or phase shift keying modulation (PSK) or any other modulation scheme.
  • QAM quadrature amplitude modulation
  • PSK phase shift keying modulation
  • the VG-OFDM transmission system shown in Figs. 3a and 3b basically comprises signal generation and reception, for an VG-OFDM frame as described above with respect to Figures 1 and 2 .
  • the VG-OFDM transmitter 400 generates (sub-)symbols by clearing the GI(s) of unwanted signals and then inserting GW(s).
  • the VG-OFDM receiver 410 first extracts the guard word(s), preferably in frequency-domain (FD) following OFDM demodulation (DFT), cancels the GW(s) from the data path, and then processes the FD data symbols as usual, i.e. by de-mapping, equalization, etc.
  • FD frequency-domain
  • DFT OFDM demodulation
  • the VG-OFDM channel estimation is based on FD reference symbols (RS) as in CP-OFDM. In one example, the VG-OFDM channel estimation is based on the extracted GW(s). In one example, the VG-OFDM channel estimation is based on a combination of both RS and GW(s).
  • RS FD reference symbols
  • the VG-OFDM channel estimation is based on the extracted GW(s). In one example, the VG-OFDM channel estimation is based on a combination of both RS and GW(s).
  • the transmitter 400 is implemented by a device including a processor for processing the method 600 as described below with respect to Fig. 5 or the method 1000 as described below with respect to Fig. 8 .
  • at least one of the following units run on the processor: The parallel-serial unit 401, the IDFT unit 403, the GI clear unit 405, the GW insert unit 407.
  • the receiver 410 is implemented by a device including a processor for processing the method 600 as described below with respect to Fig. 5 or the method 1000 as described below with respect to Fig. 8 .
  • at least one of the following units run on the processor: The serial-parallel unit 411, the DFT unit 413, the GW extraction unit 417, the GW canceling unit 415, the equalizer 421, the channel estimator 423.
  • the processor is implemented as an integrated circuit on a chip. In an example, the processor is implemented as an application specific integrated circuit. In an example, the processor is implemented as a digital signal processor. In an example, the processor is implemented as a processing unit running on a computer system. In an example, the processor is implemented as an arbitrary hardware or software circuit.
  • the method 600 comprises processing 601 a data frame, the data frame having a predetermined frame size and comprising at least one data symbol configured to form a plurality of sub-carriers in the frequency domain, wherein each of the at least one data symbol comprises a user data portion and a guard interval portion, and wherein at least one of the following parameters is variable during the processing: a size L of the guard interval portion, a size (N-L) of the user data portion, a size of the at least one data symbol, a number of data symbols the data frame comprises, and a content of the guard interval portion.
  • the at least one data symbol is encoded according to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technique.
  • the method 600 comprises clearing the guard interval portion.
  • the method 600 comprises inserting a guard word into the guard interval portion.
  • the guard word is predetermined.
  • the size of the at least one data symbol is variable with respect to a power of two of a basic data symbol size.
  • the method 600 comprises signaling the at least one variable parameter by using signaling information, in particular by using a data byte or a data word.
  • the method 600 comprises adapting the size L of the guard interval portion based on at least one of the following parameters: a channel delay spread, a modulation and coding set, a MIMO layer and antenna configuration, and a link direction.
  • the size N of the at least one data symbol and the number of data symbols the data frame comprises are predetermined and wherein at least one of the size and content of the guard interval portion of the at least one data symbol are selectable on a user specific basis.
  • a base station eNB transmits radio signals to multiple users, e.g. a first user equipment UE1, a second user equipment UE2 and a third user equipment UE3.
  • the radio signals experience multi-path fading as depicted in Fig. 6 .
  • the channel impulse responses "channel 1" for UE1, "channel 2" for UE2 and "channel 3" for UE3 are depicted in Fig. 6 .
  • a novel frame format, also called VG-OFDMA (variable-guard orthogonal frequency division multiple access), is presented in the following that can be advantageously applied in multi-user environments.
  • FIG. 7 depicts an exemplary detail of two contiguous data frames, a first one 900 and a second one 901.
  • the data frame 900 includes a plurality of symbols 911, 912 aligned with symbol boundaries 930 in the time direction.
  • Each of the symbols 911, 912 includes a plurality of sub-symbols 914, 915, 916 aligned with sub-symbol boundaries 931, 932 in the frequency direction.
  • Each of the sub-symbols 914, 915, 916 includes a user data portion 944 and a guard interval portion 946.
  • a size L of the guard interval portion 946 a size N-L of the user data portion 944, a size N of the symbols, a number of symbols the data frame 900, 901 comprises, a content of the guard interval portion 946, a configuration of the sub-symbol boundaries 931, 932 on a data frame basis and a configuration of the symbol boundaries 930 on a data frame basis.
  • the symbols 911, 912, 921 are encoded according to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technique.
  • the guard interval portion 946 includes a guard word.
  • the guard word is a predetermined guard word.
  • the size of the symbol 911, 912, 921 is variable with respect to a power of two of a basic data symbol size, for example of a byte or a word.
  • the size L of the guard interval portion 946 is based on at least one of the following parameters: a channel delay spread, a modulation and coding set, a MIMO layer and antenna configuration, and a link direction, e.g., upstream or downstream.
  • the size N of the symbol 911, 912 and the number of symbols 911, 912 the data frame 900 includes are predetermined and at least one of the size L and content of the guard interval portion 106 of the symbol 102 are selectable on a user specific basis.
  • the symbol format of the data frame 900 depicted in Fig. 7 is also called variable-guard orthogonal frequency-division multiple access format (VG-OFDMA) and the symbols 911, 912, 921 are denoted as OFDM symbols.
  • VG-OFDMA variable-guard orthogonal frequency-division multiple access format
  • the sub-symbols 914, 915, 916 carry user-specific information 944, e.g. information of users forming a multi-user system as described above with respect to Fig. 6 , and guard interval information 946.
  • the first sub-symbol 914 of the first symbol 911 carries information of a first user UE1
  • the second sub-symbol 915 of the first symbol 911 carries information of a second user UE2
  • the third sub-symbol 916 of the first symbol 911 carries information of a third user UE3.
  • sub-symbol boundaries 931, 932 are used for separating the sub-symbols from each other.
  • a first sub-symbol boundary 931 is used for separating the first sub-symbol 914 from the second sub-symbol 915 and a second sub-symbol boundary 932 is used for separating the second sub-symbol 915 from the third sub-symbol 916.
  • the same configuration is applied to the second symbol 912.
  • the first sub-symbol 924 of the first symbol 921 carries information of the third user UE3
  • the second sub-symbol 925 of the first symbol 921 carries empty information
  • the third sub-symbol 926 of the first symbol 921 carries information of the first user UE1.
  • a different configuration of the sub-symbol boundaries 932, 933 is used.
  • the second sub-symbol boundary 932 is used for separating the first sub-symbol 924 from the second sub-symbol 925 and a third sub-symbol boundary 933 is used for separating the second sub-symbol 925 from the third sub-symbol 926.
  • the sub-symbols 914, 915, 916 are defined over a plurality of sub-carriers forming the frequency axis or direction of the 2-dimensional frame pattern.
  • the sub-symbol boundaries 931, 932, 933 are configured with respect to these sub-carriers.
  • the sub-carriers are also illustrated in Fig. 9 described below.
  • the VG-OFDMA data frame 900 can be constructed from a plurality of VG-OFDM data frames 100, 300 as described above with respect to Figs. 1 to 2 when stacked in the frequency domain. I.e., the data frame 900 represents an extension of the VG-OFDM concept to multi-user environments.
  • the VG-OFDMA format also features a variable guard interval 946 within a framework of fixed-length OFDM symbols embedded in a fixed frame structure 900, 901.
  • Each OFDM symbol 911 may incorporate a number of OFDM sub-symbols 914, 915, 916 separated in frequency and allocated to different users.
  • VG-OFDMA is characterized by user-specific guard interval lengths and guard words (user/link index). Defying common intuition, VG-OFDMA makes it possible that one and the same OFDM symbol incorporates OFDM sub-symbols with different guard intervals.
  • US User stations located at different positions may experience very different multi-path channel delay spreads which are often correlated with the distance to the base station (BS) /eNB, as illustrated in Fig. 6 .
  • VB-OFDMA enables each US/BS link to adapt its individual guard interval to the channel conditions actually present on that link, with the objective of optimizing user/link-specific throughput and/or transmission quality.
  • variable guard interval can be adapted to the channel and transmission conditions for each link with respect to channel delay spread and other parameters.
  • the GI L i , GW i
  • the GI can further be tuned to other user-specific link parameters such as the MCS, MIMO layers/antennas, or link direction.
  • the frame format is independent of GI adaptation. The frame format can remain fixed and common to all users. It is thus simpler to define, standardize, and implement.
  • a suitably defined fixed frame format can accommodate OFDM symbols of user-specific lengths N i which further extends the range of user-specific GI lengths.
  • VG-OFDMA is characterized by fixed-length frames and OFDM symbols carrying a number of OFDM sub-symbols with user- and/or link-specific guard interval configurations (L i , GW i ).
  • L i link-specific guard interval configurations
  • GW i link-specific guard interval configurations
  • PRB physical resource block
  • VG-OFDMA such PRB are preferably organized in resource block groups (RBG) forming user-specific OFDM sub-symbols.
  • VG-OFDMA the adaptation of user-specific GI lengths L i is not confined to channel delay spreads T i but may also relate to other user-specific link parameters, in particular, modulation/coding (for instance, at low SNR more ISI is tolerable, so L i can be small or even zero), MIMO layers (GI lengths can also be layer-specific), MIMO antennas (e.g., L i can be smaller for beamformed links with less multipath), and link direction (GI lengths may be different for up- and downlink).
  • modulation/coding for instance, at low SNR more ISI is tolerable, so L i can be small or even zero
  • MIMO layers GI lengths can also be layer-specific
  • MIMO antennas e.g., L i can be smaller for beamformed links with less multipath
  • link direction GI lengths may be different for up- and downlink.
  • VG-OFDMA opens very many possibilities to fine-tune individual OFDM/GI configurations to user-specific, link-
  • VG-OFDM(A) (sub-)symbols are generated for transmission by clearing the VG-OFDM(A) guard intervals of unwanted signals and then inserting the GW(s).
  • Several methods can be used to solve the challenging first task of clearing the GI section.
  • One such exemplary method features the selection of frequency-domain (FD) sub-carrier symbols such that the GI section of the time-domain (TD) signal is essentially zero. This constraint leads to a complex-number Reed-Solomon (RS) code along FD sub-carriers.
  • FD frequency-domain
  • TD time-domain
  • Suitable RS codes may be systematic or non-systematic.
  • the former can be implemented by partitioning the sub-carriers into a set of redundant sub-carriers at dedicated positions k r (carrying complex-valued parity symbols) and another set of data (non-parity) sub-carriers at positions k d (carrying QAM/PSK data symbols).
  • Techniques reducing unwanted redundant signal energy include choosing favorable positions k r , allowing some residual noise in the GI, or resorting to non-systematic RS coding.
  • the method 1000 comprises processing 1001 a data frame configured to form a two-dimensional frame pattern in a time-frequency representation within a predetermined frequency and time range, wherein the data frame comprises a plurality of symbols aligned with symbol boundaries in the time direction and wherein each of the symbols comprises a plurality of sub-symbols aligned with sub-symbol boundaries in the frequency direction, wherein each of the sub-symbols comprises a user data portion and a guard interval portion, and wherein at least one of the following parameters is variable during the processing: a size of the guard interval portion, a size of the user data portion, a size of the symbols, a number of symbols the data frame comprises, a content of the guard interval portion, a configuration of the sub-symbol boundaries on a data frame basis, and a configuration of the symbol boundaries on a data frame basis.
  • the method 1000 may process data frames 900, 901
  • the sub-symbols are configured to carry user-specific information, e.g. information of a user 1, a user 2 and a user 3 as described above with respect to Fig. 7 .
  • the user-specific information may be information of users forming a multi-user system as depicted above with respect to Fig. 6 .
  • the sub-symbol boundaries are configured with respect to sub-carriers defining the frequency direction of the two-dimensional frame pattern as described below with respect to Fig. 9 .
  • the method 1000 comprises partitioning the sub-carriers into a first set of sub-carriers at first frequency positions and into a second set of sub-carriers at second frequency positions in the two-dimensional frame pattern as described below with respect to Fig. 9 .
  • the first set of sub-carriers comprises sub-carriers carrying redundancy information and wherein the second set of sub-carriers comprises sub-carriers carrying user-data information as described below with respect to Fig. 9 .
  • the sub-carriers carrying user-data information are arranged in equal groups bordered by sub-carriers carrying redundancy information as described below with respect to Fig. 9 .
  • at least one of the following is a power of two: the size of the symbols, the size of the guard interval portion.
  • the method 1000 comprises generating the data frame by using a frequency transform whose size is based on the predetermined frequency range as described above with respect to Figs. 3 and 4 .
  • FIG. 9 an exemplary OFDM format having redundant sub-carrier allocation is illustrated.
  • the exemplary data frame 1100 is based on sampling and interpolation rather than large block coding, thus greatly reducing the complexity of generating long OFDM symbols. It is characterized by a set of (quasi-)equidistant redundant sub-carrier positions k r selected such that the redundant symbols at these positions are able to represent (sample) the GI signal before it is removed from the original TD OFDM (sub)symbol.
  • An example of VG-OFDMA sub-carrier allocation - implementing the VG-OFDMA symbol format shown in Figure 7 above - is illustrated in Figure 9 .
  • the data frame 1100 forms a two-dimensional frame pattern in a time-frequency representation according to the description above with respect to Fig. 7 .
  • the data frame 1100 includes a plurality of symbols aligned with symbol boundaries in the time direction. Due to the frequency domain representation in Fig. 9 only a single symbol is illustrated for a specific time instant.
  • the symbol includes a plurality of sub-symbols 1110, 1120, 1130 aligned with sub-symbol boundaries in the frequency direction.
  • Each of the sub-symbols 1110, 1120, 1130 comprises a user data portion and a guard interval portion according to the representation described above with respect to Fig. 7 .
  • At least one of the following parameters is variable during the processing: a size of the guard interval portion, a size of the user data portion, a size of the symbols, a number of symbols the data frame 1100 comprises, a content of the guard interval portion, i.e. the guard word, a configuration of the sub-symbol boundaries on a data frame basis, and a configuration of the symbol boundaries on a data frame basis.
  • the sub-symbols 1110, 1120, 1130 carry user-specific information, in particular information of users UE1, UE2, UE3 forming a multi-user system as described above with respect to Fig. 6 .
  • the sub-symbol boundaries are configured with respect to sub-carriers defining the frequency direction of the two-dimensional frame pattern.
  • the sub-carriers are partitioned into a first set of sub-carriers at first frequency positions (k r ) and into a second set of sub-carriers at second frequency positions (k d ) in the two-dimensional frame pattern.
  • the first set of sub-carriers includes sub-carriers 1101, 1105, 1109 carrying redundancy information and the second set of sub-carriers includes sub-carriers 1103, 1107, 1111 carrying user-data information.
  • the sub-carriers 1103, 1107, 1111 carrying user-data information are arranged in equal groups bordered by sub-carriers 1101, 1105, 1109 carrying redundancy information.
  • the size of the symbols is a power of two.
  • the size of the guard interval portion is a power of two.
  • the data frame 1100 is generated by using a frequency transform whose size is based on the predetermined frequency range.
  • N is a power of two
  • L i is preferably also a power of two so that equation (2) holds with equality and throughput is maximized.
  • the procedure of actually clearing sub-symbol GIs is relatively simple and can be described as follows: TD signals are first generated via IDFT, TD GI signals are then extracted, rotated, repeated, and finally subtracted from the original TD symbol, thus canceling the GI signal.
  • Fig. 9 shows the redundant sub-carriers 1101, 1105, 1109 within the occupied parts UE1, UE2, UE3 of the OFDM spectrum, the data carriers 1103, 1107, 1111, and void carriers 1113, 1115, 1117, 1119.
  • the particular OFDM format is characterized by a set k r of FD redundant sub-carrier indices defined such that the band-pass GI signal (here "band-pass” meaning limited in time-domain) with (two-sided) bandwidth equal to the GI length L can be sampled (here "sampling" in the frequency direction) with no (or little) error.
  • a performance diagram 1200 of a method for processing a data frame is illustrated.
  • the performance diagram 1200 shows the potential of guard interval fine-tuning in terms of throughput.
  • the throughput (relative to the limit without GI) of redundant-carrier VG-OFDM(A) 1203 described above is plotted against the GI length L i (decreasing from left to right) relative to OFDM symbol length N.
  • the throughput of LTE with normal 1201 and extended/MBSFN CP length 1202 is also shown for comparison under otherwise same conditions (number of reference symbols, etc.).
  • VG-OFDM(A) allows the maximum throughput of LTE to increase by up to 6.6% (nCP) and 20% (eCP). Moreover, by the flexibility inherent in the new VG-OFDM(A) format it becomes unnecessary to define and standardize multiple CP-OFDM symbol/frame formats such as nCP, eCP, and MBSFN which can be removed from a future release of the standard.

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  1. Procédé, comprenant les étapes suivantes :
    traiter une trame de données, la trame de données ayant une taille de trame prédéterminée et comportant au moins un symbole de données configuré pour former une pluralité de sous-porteuses dans le domaine fréquentiel, chacun dudit symbole de données comprenant une partie de données utilisateur et une partie d'intervalle de garde, et au moins un des paramètres suivants étant variable durant le traitement :
    une taille de la partie d'intervalle de garde,
    une taille de la partie de données utilisateur,
    une taille dudit symbole de données,
    un nombre de symboles de données que la trame de données comporte, et
    un contenu de la partie d'intervalle de garde,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la taille de la partie d'intervalle de garde est conçue sur la base au moins d'un des paramètres suivants :
    un schéma de modulation et de codage défini,
    une configuration de couche MIMO et d'antenne.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit symbole de données est codé selon une technique de multiplexage par répartition orthogonale de la fréquence.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, comprenant en outre : effacer la partie d'intervalle de garde.
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, comprenant en outre : insérer un mot de garde dans la partie d'intervalle de garde.
  5. Procédé selon la revendication 4, dans lequel la mot de garde est prédéterminé.
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la taille dudit symbole de données est variable par rapport à une puissance de deux d'une taille de symbole de données de base.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, comprenant en outre : signaler ledit paramètre variable en utilisant des informations de signalisation, les informations de signalisation étant un octet de données ou un mot de données.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel la taille dudit symbole de données et le nombre de symboles de données que la trame de données comprend sont prédéterminés, et au moins un élément parmi la taille et le contenu de la partie d'intervalle de garde dudit symbole de données étant sélectionnable sur une base spécifique à l'utilisateur.
  9. Processeur, comprenant :
    des moyens de traitement destinés à traiter une trame de données, la trame de données ayant une taille de trame prédéterminée et comportant au moins un symbole de données configuré pour former une pluralité de sous-porteuses dans le domaine fréquentiel, chacun dudit symbole de données comprenant une partie de données utilisateur et une partie d'intervalle de garde, et au moins un des paramètres suivants étant variable durant le traitement :
    une taille de la partie d'intervalle de garde,
    une taille de la partie de données utilisateur,
    une taille dudit symbole de données,
    un nombre de symboles de données que la trame de données comporte, et
    un contenu de la partie d'intervalle de garde,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la taille de la partie d'intervalle de garde est conçue sur la base au moins d'un des paramètres suivants :
    un schéma de modulation et de codage défini,
    une configuration de couche MIMO et d'antenne.
  10. Processeur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel ledit symbole de données est codé selon une technique de multiplexage par répartition orthogonale de la fréquence.
  11. Processeur selon la revendication 9 ou 10, comprenant en outre : des moyens d'effacement destinés à effacer la partie d'intervalle de garde.
  12. Processeur selon l'une des revendications 9 à 11, comprenant en outre : des moyens d'insertion destinés à insérer un mot de garde dans la partie d'intervalle de garde.
  13. Processeur selon la revendication 12, dans lequel le mot de garde est prédéterminé ; et la taille dudit symbole de données est variable par rapport à une puissance de deux d'une taille de symbole de données de base.
  14. Support lisible par ordinateur sur lequel des instructions informatiques sont stockées qui, lorsqu'elles sont exécutées par un ordinateur, amènent l'ordinateur à mettre en oeuvre le procédé de l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 8.
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